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- [ag-ruh-veyt]
- /ˈæg rəˌveɪt/
- /ˈæɡ.rə.veɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ag-ruh-veyt]
- /ˈæg rəˌveɪt/
Definitions of aggravate word
- verb aggravate If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse. 3
- verb aggravate If someone or something aggravates you, they make you annoyed. 3
- verb aggravate to make (a disease, situation, problem, etc) worse or more severe 3
- verb aggravate to annoy; exasperate, esp by deliberate and persistent goading 3
- verb transitive aggravate to make worse; make more burdensome, troublesome, etc. 3
- verb transitive aggravate to exasperate; annoy; vex 3
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Origin of aggravate
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English < Latin aggravātus (past participle of aggravāre), equivalent to ag- ag- + grav- (see grave2) + -ātus -ate1; cf. aggrieve
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Parts of speech for Aggravate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aggravate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for aggravate
verb aggravate
- bother — If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
- provoke — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- irritate — to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- pester — to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
- needle — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
Antonyms for aggravate
verb aggravate
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- appease — If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
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